China Seizes Taiwan Fishing Boat Amid Rising Tensions
China's coast guard announced the seizure of a Taiwan fishing boat on suspicion of illegal fishing. The Fujian Coast Guard boarded and seized the boat near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled island. This incident escalates the ongoing tensions between China and Taiwan.
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China's coast guard said on Wednesday that it seized a Taiwan fishing boat for suspected illegal fishing, according to a statement on Wednesday. The Fujian Coast guard boarded the boat and seized it on July 2, China's coast guard said.
The fishing boat was operating near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled island late on Tuesday, and Chinese officials took it to a Chinese port, Taiwan's coast guard said, in a further escalation of tensions.
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